§ 115C-218.25 – Open meetings and public records.
115C-218.25. Open meetings and public records. The charter school and board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation that operates the charter school are subject to the Public Records Act, Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, and the Open Meetings Law, Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. Notwithstanding the requirements of Chapter […]
§ 115C-218.30 – Accountability; reporting requirements to State Board of Education.
115C-218.30. Accountability; reporting requirements to State Board of Education. (a) The school is subject to the financial audits, the audit procedures, and the audit requirements adopted by the State Board of Education for charter schools. These audit requirements may include the requirements of the School Budget and Fiscal Control Act. The audit requirements shall not […]
§ 115C-218.3 – Fast-track replication of high-quality charter schools.
115C-218.3. Fast-track replication of high-quality charter schools. Upon recommendations by the Office of Charter Schools and the Charter Schools Advisory Board, the State Board of Education shall adopt a process and rules for fast-track replication of high-quality charter schools currently operating in the State. The State Board of Education shall not require a planning year […]
§ 115C-218.5 – Final approval of applications for charter schools.
115C-218.5. Final approval of applications for charter schools. (a) The State Board may grant final approval of an application if it finds the following: (1) The application meets the requirements set out in this Article and such other requirements as may be adopted by the State Board of Education. (2) The applicant has the ability […]
§ 115C-218.6 – Review and renewal of charters.
115C-218.6. Review and renewal of charters. (a) The State Board of Education shall review the operations of each charter school at least once prior to the expiration of its charter to ensure that the school is meeting the expected academic, financial, and governance standards. (b) The State Board of Education shall renew a charter upon […]
§ 115C-218.7 – Material revisions of charters.
115C-218.7. Material revisions of charters. (a) A material revision of the provisions of a charter shall be made only upon the approval of the State Board of Education. (b) Enrollment growth of greater than twenty percent (20%) shall be considered a material revision of the charter if the charter is currently identified as low-performing. The […]
§ 115C-218.8 – Nonmaterial revisions of charters.
115C-218.8. Nonmaterial revisions of charters. It shall not be considered a material revision of a charter and shall not require prior approval of the State Board for a charter school to do any of the following: (1) Increase its enrollment during the charter school’s second year of operation and annually thereafter in accordance with G.S. […]
§ 115C-218.10 – Charter school exemptions.
115C-218.10. Charter school exemptions. Except as provided in this Article and pursuant to the provisions of its charter, a charter school is exempt from statutes and rules applicable to a local board of education or local school administrative unit. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 731, s. 2; 1997-430, s. 4; 2013-355, s. 1(e); 2014-101, s. […]
§ 115C-218.15 – Charter school operation.
115C-218.15. Charter school operation. (a) A charter school that is approved by the State shall be a public school within the local school administrative unit in which it is located. All charter schools shall be accountable to the State Board for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and the provisions of their charters. (b) A charter […]
§ 115C-218.20 – Civil liability and insurance requirements.
115C-218.20. Civil liability and insurance requirements. (a) The board of directors of a charter school may sue and be sued. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to establish reasonable amounts and types of liability insurance that the board of directors shall be required by the charter to obtain. The board of directors shall […]